Dubuque Stabbing Trial Set to Begin Monday

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) – The trial of a Dubuque man accused of stabbing to death his girlfriend is scheduled to begin Monday.

Court records say 25-year-old Fontae Buelow has pleaded not guilty to charges of cocaine possession and first-degree murder. He’s accused of killing 21-year-old Samantha Link on March 31st at a home in Dubuque. Link was a Western Dubuque graduate.

Officers say Buelow told them he and Link had been arguing when Link became violent, assaulted him and then stabbed herself in the stomach with a butcher knife, which was found at the scene. But police say Link had been stabbed twice in the chest and had bruises on her nose and forehead.